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Old March 15th 06, 01:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
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Default Loseing Folders

Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main
Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity (File
Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well, import messages from
the old Identity before deleting it (File Identities Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Sawacres wrote:
Sorry it is Windows XP Outlook 6. Windows update done every week.

What operating system are you using? What is the version of Outlook
Express as shown in Help/About for that program? How long has it been
since you visited the Windows Update page?

Once you give that info, someone will try to help you.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Sawacres" wrote in message
...
The Inbox, outbox deleted, etc folders keep dissapearing. I have to
keep going to veiw, layout and put the check marks back in. Is there
a fix for this problem?
--
Ron


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